I finally saw the Stella Blues Band last Saturday night. I really enjoyed seeing/meeting them. A great band that does a very authentic interpretation of the music we all love. Mike has a beautiful fancy cowboy, and produces awesome Bobby-ness from it, apparently plugged directly into a Roland amp (did not see any pedals). Really killer Bobby sounds from a stunning Cowboy Ibanez, I think he said it was a 2005.

I am way late to this topic, but I have a 2681, and it is my #1 at the moment. Had it for about 18 months now - and agree that it is heavy, but it is such a good looking guitar- with the tree of life inlay, that I can't do without it. My only issue is that I feel the original pickups are a bit muddy on the low end. Really nothing I have found to fix that up - but a good flanger helps it out in my uneducated opinion - that would be my only complaint. The high end is crystal clear - I am playing it through a Fender Twin Reverb (not on bright setting becaue that is too much), so that probably helps this highs.

I've got a 2680 that I added a Hi-A strat pickup in the middle and a home made 2 band eq/buffer. Sounds great. I love the pickups. I find that for an SG style guitar, it really doesn't get muddy at all. However, it doesn't get played hardly at all.

I have a 2681 reissue (from mid 90s). Will also reitterate that this one gets a bit heavy after a while. But with a little exercise, you can make it through that. I find the neck weight to be a bit more problematic for me - due to the weight, the neck keeps sinking on me and I have to keep lifting it. So overall, the guitar's balance doesn't feel great to me. But man... it is a beautiful instrument.